1
: the propelling of a boat by means of oars : the action of one that rows
2
: the sport of racing in shells
Examples of rowing in a Sentence
She was on the rowing team.
Recent Examples on the Web
Last year Sportico wrote about a five-way alliance between a group of summer NGBs—those in squash, fencing, cycling, sailing and rowing—to pool their commercial and media rights.
—
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Events will be spread across seven venues, including temporary buildings as well as the Long Beach Arena, which hosted events during the 1984 Olympics, and Marine Stadium, built for the rowing events of the 1932 Olympics.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Almost every activity counts (with one exception) The study found that most individual activities—including walking, jogging, running, weight training, rowing, stair climbing, and racquet sports—were associated with lower mortality risk.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 20 Jan. 2026
It is followed by scenes of Zhu rowing on a river, ice dancers Junfei Ren and Jianing Xing forming perfect circles on the rink, dog walkers strolling across a bridge and commuters in between.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rowing
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Events will be spread across seven venues, including temporary buildings as well as the Long Beach Arena, which hosted events during the 1984 Olympics, and Marine Stadium, built for the rowing events of the 1932 Olympics.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Almost every activity counts (with one exception) The study found that most individual activities—including walking, jogging, running, weight training, rowing, stair climbing, and racquet sports—were associated with lower mortality risk.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 20 Jan. 2026
It is followed by scenes of Zhu rowing on a river, ice dancers Junfei Ren and Jianing Xing forming perfect circles on the rink, dog walkers strolling across a bridge and commuters in between.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rowing
Cite this Entry
“Rowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
rowing
noun
row·ing
ˈrō-iŋ 
: the sport of racing long narrow boats rowed by oars
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
